Vacation!

So Clayton and I were actually able to take a vacation this past week! We sat through some stupid sales pitch from Worldmark by Wyhndam and they gave us free accomodations in Las Vegas. The hotel we stayed in was the Imperial Palace, which was not so much of a palace, needless to say, and it will be blown up soon to make way for a nicer hotel.

Here are some highlights of the trip...

Clayton's car (the Avalon, AKA the "alley cat") got to 180,000 miles which is a big deal.

We saw the Bellagio fountains which were amazing. We recorded it for Michelle's dad because he has never seen them. He actually designed and made the pumps that make the water go that high. While he was making them, I'm sure I remember him saying, "This is so stupid, why would anyone want to shoot water up this high?" Well, obviously, they are very cool and the Asians that we watched them with sure enjoyed them.

We found out about this store that sells show tickets for half price so we went over and checked it out. We bought tickets to see Mamma Mia! which is a great show. All of the music in this musical was written by ABBA. They sing that Dancing Queen song as well as Take a Chance. It was a great show and we both loved it.

Vegas is kind of a boring town if you don't drink or gamble. There are a lot of over-priced stores to window shop in and there's the M&M and Coca-Cola shop, but other than that, there isn't much to do. I am amazed at the drunk people there. When they are throwing up and stumbling and slurring their swear words, I think, "Why do people drink? That sure doesn't look fun!" Oh well. I'll probably never understand it.

All in all, Clayton and I had a good trip. It was good to get away for a while and not think about PowerPoints and Runaways!